You went to a restaurant and spent $53.25 on the meal. There was a 6% sales tax. What was the amount of money, not including a tip, you spent at the restaurant?
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given the statement:
You went to a restaurant and spent $53.25 on the meal. There was a 6% sales tax.
Determine the amount of money that you've spent.
Solution:
In order to determine the amount of money spent, we simply need to take 6% of 53.25 and add it to the meal cost. To do so we first need to convert the percentage into decimal. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.
= 6/100
= 0.06
= ($53.25)(0.06)
= $3.195
Add the sales tax to the price.
= $53.25 + $3.195
= $56.445
Final answer:
= $56.445